TABUK CITY, Kalinga—The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading four separate bills authored by Rep. Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang that legalizes the creation of two barangays and the creation of two additional barangays in this component city.
The approved bills include House Bill No. 383 that seeks to establish Barangay Bulanao Norte; HB No. 384, which seeks to create Barangay Ipil; HB No. 309 that seeks to separate the sitios of Guina-ang, Madopdop, Mallango, Lanlana and San Pablo from Barangay Lacnog and constituting them into a separate and independent barangay to be known as Barangay Lacnog West; and HB No. 310 that seeks to separate the sitios Ileb, New Colayo Village, Kinama and Nambaran Daya from Barangay Nambaran and form them into Barangay Nambaran East.
Mangaoang explained that Bulanao Norte and Ipil are regular barangays of the city and were created locally under Provincial Ordinance No. 2002-002 and Ordinance No. 2002-02, respectively. Their corporate existence came about after separate plebiscites for such purposes conducted by the Commission on Election.
Under the said bills, Bulanao Norte shall be composed of Purok Datu, Purok Dos, Purok Tres and sitio Linglingay, totaling an approximate area of 350 hectares while the suggested composition of Ipil will be Ipil, Mapaoay, Maledda, Matocnang, Sumadel, and Dananao.